崖崩れ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 崖崩れ(がけくずれ) means the collapse of a cliff or steep slope.
• Basic usage: It is used when a collapse blocks a road or the risk of collapse leads to a closure.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An event and a risk
  • 崖崩れで道がふさがれ describes a road blocked by an actual collapse.
  • 崖崩れのおそれがある states that a collapse is possible, rather than that it has already happened.
• Components and reading
  • The word combines 崖(がけ), a cliff, with 崩れ(くずれ), collapse.